Pasta with Leek and Sausage from Vicki Delany

 A super quick and easy pasta sauce, but it is very rich with the addition of butter and cheese.  But it never hurts to treat yourself now and again, does it?

 

Pasta with Sausages and Leeks

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

2 or 3 Italian sausages (hot or mild to suit your taste)

2 or 3 large leeks

1 cup chicken stock

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp minced shallots

2 tbsp unsalted butter

½ cup grated Parmigiano cheese

1 lb wide pasta

 

Instructions:

Grill or pan fry sausage and slice into ¼ inch slices. Set aside

Trim leeks, keeping white and light green portions. Slice into ½ inch rounds

In sausage skillet, add olive oil, and sauté leeks over moderately high heat, stir occasionally, for about 5 minutes

Add sausages and shallots and cook for about 1 minute

Above 2 tbs butter, stir and melt into mixture

Add stock and simmer for about 5 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste

Meanwhile, cook your pasta.

Add cooked pasta to leeks with 2 more tbsp butter and grated cheese.

Toss well and serve.

 

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